Re: about PCI video cards...

According to my server, this is the fourth post in a row to this
group which was top posted and posted in reply to a reply author but
addressed to the original author (two of the four replies
are clearly from the same author).

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Well, it could be a record.

"MixMasterJ" <tata fake.com> wrote:

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> I see somebody mentioned the geforce 4400mx to you. That would be a good
> card for you, although finding them in pci is going to be very hard. Newegg
> is out and has only AGP, as do alot of other sites I looked at. But here is
> one for $40. It is the only one they got. The other 25 or so cards they have
> are AGP.
>
> http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/search.asp?page=2&keywords=GeForce%20MX%204000
>
>
> "Bill D." <b.dechat canada.com> wrote in message
> news:vRwtf.2742$Yk2.413171 news20.bellglobal.com...
>> franciz3 gmail.com wrote:
>>> ok... im not sure if i am on the right newsgroup but i am going to ask
>>> my question anyway...
>>>
>>> well.. i am thinking of buying a new pci video card either online or
>>> any nearest electronic stores (most likely online for cheaper prices)
>>> because i have a built in graphic card and i dont have a video card
>>> slot on my motherboard (AGP slot i think is what you guys call it). I
>>> want to upgrade it because i play world of warcraft and the game isnt
>>> smoth as its supposed to be. The frames kinda skips everytime i run
>>> around in the game... plus if im on a major area with bunch of players
>>> in it, it definitely skips big time.. It's still good tho... it's
>>> playable.. ive actually been playing this game on this computer for
>>> 3..4.. months now... I'm tired of going to my friends house to play
>>> world of warcraft for smoothier gameplay, so i decided to upgrade my
>>> video card which hopefully solve my problem. Since i dont have a video
>>> card slot in my motherboard... the only video card upgrade i can think
>>> of is PCI video cards.... I am planning to buy a 256mb pci video card
>>> (not sure of the brand yet). But are they worth buying? will it make
>>> my world of warcraft gameplay smooth? If i do buy it, what happens to
>>> my built in video card? will it add up the MB of the old one to the new
>>> one?? am i gonna hav to disable the old one? ......... is there a way
>>> to make my old graphic card faster than before???
>>>
>>> My computer Info:
>>>
>>> OS: Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 2
>>> Built-in graphic card: Intel(R) 82845G/GL/GE/PE/GV graphic card (64
>>> mb)
>>> DDR RAM = 256mb + 512mb
>>> Computer: HP Pavilion a305w (i know it sux)
>>> Processor: Intel Celeron 2.70 ghz
>>> Motherboard: ( i dont know how to check sorry )
>>>
>>> please reply and help... need info before i buy it. thanks in advance
>>> :-D
>>>
>>
>>
>> Your computer uses the 'Asus P4G533-LA/P4G533-GL' Motherboard. You will
>> find that the GeForce MX 4000 works very well with the hp configuration
>> you have.
>> If you are installing PCI Graphics, make sure that you first disable the
>> onboard Intel Graphics. Then shut down your machine and install your new
>> PCI card. If you do not proceed in this manner, on reboot, you will have
>> no display.
>> You may want to go to a more modern card, but the GeForce PCI works very
>> well.
>>
>> As someone else said, DO NOT purchase a PCI-E card. You can't use it.
>>
>>
>> --
>> "ACK",
>> Bill D.
>> <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
>> " Now just look..... they're burning the `Porta-Potties' "
>> ........ OPUS
>
>
>




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